LOTE = percentage of total no. of speakers of languages other than English

Table Three: Religious Profile for Australia: 1996 and 2006 Census

1996 Census

2006 Census

Religion

Number

%

Religion

Number

%

1996-2006

% differ

Catholic

4,797,365

26.92

Catholic

5,126,252

25.81

+6.86

Anglican

3,903,323

21.99

Anglican

3,718,252

18.72

-4.74

No religion

2,927,134

16.49

No Religion

3,706,555

18.67

+26.63

Not stated

1,550,980

8.73

Not stated

2,223,957

11.18

+43.39

Uniting Church

1,334,915

7.52

Uniting Church

1,135,427

5.72

-14.94

Presbyterian & Reformed

672,660

3.79

Presbyterian & Reformed

596,671

3.01

-11.30

Eastern Orthodox

492,304

2.78

Eastern Orthodox

544,160

2.74

+10.53

Baptist

295,176

1.66

Buddhism

418,756

2.11

+109.56

Lutheran

249,996

1.41

Islam

340,392

1.71

+69.45

Islam

200,886

1.13

Baptist

316,738

1.60

+7.30

Buddhism

199,830

1.13

Christian

313,190

1.57

+72.18

Christian

181,897

1.02

Lutheran

251,107

1.26

+0.44

Pentecostal

164,048

0.92

Pentecostal

219,689

1.11

+33.92

Jeh. Witnesses

83,411

0.47

Hinduism

148,119

0.75

+120.39

Judaism

79,800

0.45

Judaism

88,831

0.45

+11.31

Salvation Army

74,136

0.42

Jehovah’s Witnesses

80,919

0.41

-2.99

Churches of Christ

71,308

0.40

Salvation Army

64,200

0.32

-13.40

Hinduism

67,209

0.38

Other Protestant

56,106

0.28

+221.73

Seventh Day Adventist

52,618

0.30

Seventh Day Adventist

55,251

0.28

+5.00

Church of LDS

42,168

0.24

Churches of Christ

54,822

0.28

-23.12

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